Display tray



June 1 1926: 1,586,665

. E. T. FOLTS DI SPLAY TRAY Filed May 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I bu 257b,

" V r Erfofl FU/fi I fl/forney Patented June 1, 1926.

ATENT om ERTONZ-T. F.ona.s,-.on oBEswEL oaEeoN.

msree TRA A pp1 icati' on filed liiay 4, 1925, SeriaLNq. 22,775.

My invention relates to display trays of the typeadaptsdtqthe displaying of articles of merchandise and more particularly those small articles of merchandise that are, fairly uniformin size and adapted to being displayed in pyramidal form, or Where the same are faced upon the device with the idea of making thejdi'splay more attractive.

My new and improved display tray is adapted to being pyramided on one or more sides and which may have, disposed upon the top of the SiliIiiQ a shelf-like structure, adapted to maintain the articles tobe displayedupon the apex of the pyramid rmed. nd] dap d t m n in the o a display rd; f r e pi rp e. f nv in il iformation upon the articles displayed; A further objectof my invention consists in new and; novelfeatures of construction wherein the articles beingfaced upon the e i lface ofthe displ y are h d in he formation in Which they areplaced with preventive means adapted to maintain the. faced layers from spreading. A further novelty of my inventionresides infthe adaptationof the same totray con t ainers, usually found and employed by mer chants and others inthe retaining of the articles to be merchandise'd therein. c

A further object of my invention consists in so forming the display device that the same may be nested for shipment in small pa a s, or s d. Pa ka es, an h in le' ame ay be a em d at the Po t of use by'those unskilled in manufacturing or assembling ope-rations. A furt r object of y n nti n o sists in having the terminal edges and meeting surfaces adapted to retain the faced articles thereupon to prevent their shifting position during theperiod in which they are in and pon displ y I I t f' h se a d 'neid ntal ob e ts in V he nv ien consists 11 certain we feat S 5 eonstrueti n and Combin tion 0i P rts, h essen ial elementspof Whisk. are set forth inthe appended claims and'to a pre rred form 'Qii diment .Qf h h is .iereinatt shove hi refer 99 to the swin s whic a ompany and. ter a pat pf. as senate the display tray.

h r w n s vvhere'in one of my th reesided display asvices has been placed Within the tray 'rea dy o use. I p Fig. 2 is a ;front elevation of the device Fig.1 is a perspective View of a tray,

shown in Fig. Without the articles to be d pla d pla ed t 1 1 Fig. 3; is a cross section view, taken on line 3 3: of Fig. 2-, looking in the direction n ic d V, s, ,p H. Fig. 4 is a front elevation, partially in section of the-display device, sho xvn remov d f rom the displaytray; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the. mechanism showninFigAc." Fig. 6. is a fragmentary, sectional view,

taken on line 66of 2, looking in the "direction indicated, and is to illustrate how 1 form the meeting, surfaces to facilitate the retentipn of the faced articles upon the display device.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of; a modified form: of mydisplay device, here shown, as possessin only one display surface, com

bined ayit i. the' display shelf disposedat the I apezg io fthe surface and liaving 'a means for maintaining. the display card therein. i Fig. 8 is an enlarged front View, partially in section, ofthe mechanism shown inFig. 7.

Fig. 9, is a sectional view, taken on line 99 of Fig. 8, looking int-hedirection infi gdr Fig.10 is a front elevation of the display device shown. in 7', b ut removed from Fig. "lli s a sectional view, of one preferred form of embodiment of my device, and made more particularly to illustrate one form of at Pla rey- Fig. 1-2is'a plan View, of a 'display tray ma e t llu tr te he latf'e e th isp a d v' as sewn in g- Lil) ada an e th e i e the si Likerefeifence sh mans? refer to mannerismsmesses views I f the su'al type made isad'r a m1; heri i tw y s ip f 3 aed t m e 's n" fie un et urieeeei sees s" in? .e: at sea;

y ay 9 struction and of substantial area and are adapted to the displaying of confections, fruits and othe" and various small articles of merchandise and articles of manufacture.

In the preferred form of embodiment of my invention, I use a display device, as illustrated in plan view in Fig. 5, wherein I utilize three surfaces 5, 6, and 7, to form a partial frustum of a pyramid, and wherein the device is wider at the base and tapering inwardly from the base, terminating in a shelf-like structure 8, at the top thereof; having upturned edges 9 and 10, adapted to maintain articles to be displayed thereupon and having an upturned rear wall or ledge 11, so arranged that a display card 12, may be inserted in intimate contact with the upturned rear wall 11, and held in placement by the upturned edges 9 and 10. The termi nal rear edges of the side walls of the frustum of the pyramid 13 and 14-, are turned outwardly in uniform curvature to permit and maintain the articles being faced upon the surface from spreading or otherwise moving from the placed position thereupon. The meeting surfaces of the sides of the pyramid terminating. at the point of meeting are formed as shown at 15 in Fig. 6, to prevent the movement of the faced material at these points of contact.

Another preferred form of embodiment of my invention is a single inclined surface 16, and having uniformly curved terminal edges 17 and 18, to prevent the movement of the displayed articles when pyramided upon the surface. A shelf-like top surface 19 may be placed thereupon having upturned edges E20 and 21 and having a rear wall 22 disposed thereupon, with a space between the upturned edges 20 and 21 to permit of a display card 23 being inserted therebetween and being held in position thereby.

Feet 2i and 25, are formed along the lower edges of the stock from which the display devices are made and are adapted to being inserted through a. slot 26, within the bottoin or side wall of the display tray, and when upturned thereabout, maintain the display device in fixed position in relation with the tray. In Fig. 2. and Fig. 3, I have shown the same as contacting through the front all of the tray, whereas in F 9, I have shown the same as passing through slots disposed within the bottom surface of the tray and bent as shown at 27 ofFig. 9. the slots being shown at 28 in 12. However, I do not wish to be limited to any specific manner of attaching the same to the display tray as it is apparent that the same may be attached as shown in Fig. -11, where in an upturned wall surface 29 may be formed and the foot 30 formed about the upper curled edge of the display tray and held in folded relation therewith, or the same may be placed within the tray when of the three sided form where the same will remain in an upright position without artilicial fastening means.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

lVhat I claim is 1. A display tray comprising, a tray container, a display device adapted to the tray by having slits formed on the bottom of the tray, through which feet disposed upon the bottom edge of the display device enter in locking engagement, a rearward inclined face formed by the display device, and curved edges formed upon the terminal edges of the display device adapted to maintain faced articles in position placed thereupon.

2. A display tray comprising, a tray container having outwardly sloping side walls, a display device disposed within the display t1 ay and adapted to being maintained in fixed relation with the display tray, the dis play device having a rearwardly inclined front wall and inwardly inclined side walls with outwardly curving rear terminal edges, a superimposed horizontal shelf with upturned edges and means between the upturned edges adapted to maintain a display card therebetween.

3. A display tray comprising a flat bottomed tray having outwardly sloping sidewalls terminating in upper rolled terminal edges, a frustum of a pyramid disposed within the tray and in fixed relation therewith, a horizontal shelf terminal disposed upon the sidewalls of the pyramid, upturned edges at either end of the superimposed shelf, a rear wall, upturned upon the shelf and means disposed between the end walls of the shelf and the upturned rear wall adapted to maintain a display card therebetween.

4. A display tray comprising a tray comnosed of a'bottom and outwardly sloping sides. a display device disposed within the display tray. formed of one piece and secured to the display tray in fixed relation therewith, sloping side walls composing the display device having curved terminal edges, :1 horizontal shelf superimposed above the side walls having upturned edges and means adapted to maintain a display card in upri ht position upon the horizontal shelf and between the upturned edges.

5. A display tray, comprising a tray having outwardly sloping side walls, a display device, having inwardly sloping sides secured to said tray in fixed relationship therewith, a shelf superimposed thereahove, up-

turned edges at either end of the superimposed shelf, and means adapted to maintain a display ca-rd'in' upright position thereon.

6. A display tray, comprising a flat bottomed tray having outwardly sloping side wvalls, a display deyice, having inwardly sloping face, secured to one end of said'tray, in fixed'relationsh p therewith, a shelf supen imposed thereabove. upturned edges at either 1 ERTON FOLTS. 

